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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2297h–2 Method of sale

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION › § 2297h–2

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board must move the Corporation’s assets and debts to the private company created by the law, and the Treasury Secretary must approve that move. The Board and Secretary must pick a transfer method and terms that give the Treasury the most money and keep the private company strong, the gaseous diffusion plants running, and U.S. uranium mining and enrichment reliable and economical. The Treasury Secretary may not approve the sale unless, before the sale date, the Secretary finds it will produce maximum proceeds consistent with earlier principles. Any sale of securities by the private company must follow the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and state laws. Privatization costs must be paid from the Corporation’s revenue accounts in the U.S. Treasury.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2297h–2

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Board of Directors of the Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer ownership of the assets and obligations of the Corporation to the private corporation established under section 2297h–3 of this title (which may be consummated through a merger or consolidation effected in accordance with, and having the effects provided under, the law of the State of incorporation of the private corporation, as if the Corporation were incorporated thereunder).
(b)The Board, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall select the method of transfer and establish terms and conditions for the transfer that will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury of the United States and will provide for the long-term viability of the private corporation, the continued operation of the gaseous diffusion plants, and the public interest in maintaining reliable and economical domestic uranium mining and enrichment industries.
(c)The Secretary of the Treasury shall not allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before the sale date the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the method of transfer will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury consistent with the principles set forth in section 2297h–1(a) of this title.
(d)Any offering or sale of securities by the private corporation shall be subject to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), and the provisions of the Constitution and laws of any State, territory, or possession of the United States relating to transactions in securities.
(e)Expenses of privatization shall be paid from Corporation revenue accounts in the United States Treasury.

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The Securities Act of 1933, referred to in subsec. (d), is act
May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title I, 48 Stat. 74, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 77a et seq.) of chapter 2A of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 77a of Title 15 and Tables. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (d), is act
June 6, 1934, ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881, which is classified principally to chapter 2B (§ 78a et seq.) of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 78a of Title 15 and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the USEC Privatization Act and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 2297h–2

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73